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APPLICATION F ILED DEC.3I. 19I9- Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

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MOP.

APPLICATIONv EILED DEC. 3|, I9I9.

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MOP.

APPLICATION men 05cm Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

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WILLIAM SEVERNS, OF CHIGAGO, ILLINOIS.

MOP.

Application filed December 31, 1919.

T 0 all whom it may cmiccwi:

Be it known that I, TILLLXM SnvnnNs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Mops, of which thefollowing is a pecification.

This invention relates to mops, and more particularly to means forsecuring a mop to a handle and it comprises an expansible frame ofsuitable shape, the frame being of a size to conveniently enter the mop,when contracted, and being adapted to rigidly hold the mop whenexpanded, said frame comprising a body portion, means for se curing themop handle thereto, expansible sections pivotally secured to said bodyportion, said sections being provided with downwardly extending flangesadapted to be received by the mop and to securely hold the mop whenexpanded, and means upon the body portion for maintaining said sectionsin expanded position; all as more fully, hereinafter set forth, and asclaimed.

In the construction of mops for oiling and scrubbing floors, dustingwalls, etc., it is the usual practice to provide a mop having a tape orbead at the top and to provide some means for fastening this mop tohandle. Means whereby mop may be easily attached and detached are verymuch desired in the art.

In this invention T have devised means for fastening a mop to a handlewherein the mop may be readily removed from the handle by the operationof a simple lever mechanism, or some other equally simple means. Thepresent invention comprises means for holding a mop which will expandand which is provided with means for maintaining the holder or mop headin an expanded position. To attach or detach the mop from the mop head,the mop head is contracted which permits it to freely enter, or beremoved from the mop. After the mop head has been placed in positionwith the head of the mop surrounding it, it is expanded and is held inexpanded condition, securely holding the mop in place, by the meansmaintammg the mop head in the expanded condition. y

In the drawings, I have shown several advantageous embodiments of thisinvention. In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of'a mop showing one form of the mop headin position and showing a portion of the handle.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

Serial No. 348,620.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the mop head shown in Fig. 1, showing the mophead in contracted position and showing cam operated means formaintaining at an expanded condition.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig.2.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4 1 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a plan view showing spring operated means for maintaining themop head in expanded position.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a plan View of a modified form.

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7, and

Fig. 9 is a plan view similar to Fig. 4 showing means for fastening amodified form of mop.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, the letter A designates a mophaving a handle B, the mop being secured to the handle by a mop headgenerally designated by the letter C. The mop consists of a plurality offibers, threads, or strings 1 and a tape or bead 2 to which the threadsor fibers are secured. The handle provided with the sleeve 3 upon itsend and is adapted to be secured to the body portion i of the mop headby a bolt or pivot 5 passing through the end of the sleeve and receivedin cars 6 on the body portion.

As shown in detail in Figs. 2 to L, the body portion consists of asubstantially triangular shaped plate 7 provided with a downwardlyextending convex flange 8 at the tip of the triangle and a similarflange 9 at the base of the triangle. A pair of pivoted sections 10 and11 are carried by the body portion, pivoted thereto at 12 and 13. Thesepivoted sections are provided with downwardly extending flanges 14 and15 extending along the sides of the triangle formed by the mop head.These flanges, and the flanges on the body portion, may advantageouslybe slightly curved to more securely receive the tape or bead of the mop,and thus hold the mop more securely. The ends of the sections are curvedto overlap the body portion, as shown at 16 and 17. The pivoted sectionsare adapted to be swung upon their pivotsto expand the mop head, theexpanded position of the pivoted sections being indicated by the dottedlines in Fig. 2 of the drawings The pivoted sections are provided withslots 18 and 19 through which pass bolts or screws 20'and 21 to limitthe outward movement of the pivoted sections.

A cam 22 is secured to the body portion by pivot 23 and is provided withan operating lever 24:. The cam is provided with vertically disposedflanges 25 and 26, which engage similar flanges 27 and 28 carried by thepivoted sections.

In the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings, the construction ofthe body portion and thepivoted sections is the same as in Figs. 1 to 1,but different means are illustrated'for the purpose of holding pivotedsections in expanded position. In these figures,the same referencenumerals are employed to designate parts that are shown in Figs. 1 to4:. As shown, laterally projecting posts 29 and 30 are arranged on thedownwardly extending flanges of the body portion near the base of themop head and in alinement with each other. Expanding coil spring 31 isplaced over these posts, said spring being adapted to force the pivotedsections outwardly and thus hold the mop head expanded.

In Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings, I have illustrated another embodimentof this invention in which the two pivoted sections are pivoted to eachother. In this form, the mop head comprises two substantially triangularplates 32 and 83 which are pivoted to each other at 3 1. The plates areprovided with downwardly extending convex side flanges 85 and 36 onopposite sides and flanges37 and 38 which are, in reality, continuationsof the side flanges formed at the base of the mop head. The uppersection is provided with a slot 39 to receive the belt or screw 40,carried by the lower section which limits the relative movement of thepivoted plates. Any means may be employed for maintaining the plates inexpanded position relative to each other. In the drawings, I have notillustrated the expanding means, but it is readily apparent that theexpanding means employed inFigs. 5 and 6, for instance, may also beemployed with the form of mop head shown in Figs. 7 and 8, or a cam (notshown),may be arranged upon one section of the mop head and engage aflange (not shown) on the other section.

In Fig. 9 of the drawings, I have illustrated a modified form ot mop andmeans for securing this mop to the mop head. The mop shown in Fig. 1 isan endless mop, or mop in which the two ends have been secured to eachother; In the form shown in Fig. 9 in the drawings, the ends of the mophave not been secured together, but an eye 41 is made in the tape of onesection of the mop, near one end, and a plurality of eyes 4 2 areprovided near the opposite end of the tape. Pin 43 is secured to thedownwardly extending flange 9 and this pin is passed through the eye 41and one of the eyes 42 to secured the ends of the mop.

The operation of the device is readily apparent. As shown in Fig. 1, themop head has been arranged within the tape of a mop and the cam leverhas been operated to move the cam and expand the pivoted sections to thedotted line position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The section ismade of such size relative to the mop that it readily enters it whencontracted, but securely holds the mop when expanded. The flanges 26 ot'the cam, engage the flanges 27 and 28 'on the pivoted sections of themopto maintain it in expanded position. -When it is desired to remove themop from the handle, it is merely necessary to move the cam lever 2-1from the position shown in Fig. 1 to the position shown in Fig. 2,contracting the mop head. When the mop head is contracted, the mop isheld loosely, and it may be readily removed by pulling it from the mophead.

In the form illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, the pivoted sections are heldin the dotted line position of Fig. 5 by spring 31. WVhen the mop is inthe full line position illustrated in these figures, the spring is'undercompression. In this position, the mop may be readily placed on the mophead or removed therefrom. In order to compress the spring, it is merelynecessary for the operator to apply a slight pressure at each side ofthe mop head near the base.

In the form shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings, one end of the mop issecured to the mop head by passing the pin 43 through eye 11. When themop head is in a contracted position the mop is then placed around itand one of the eyes 412 is placed over pin 43. A plurality of eyes isprovided tor the purpose of adjustment. The mop is arranged on thecontracted mop head in such a manner that there is a slight slacknesswhich will be taken up when the mop head is expanded.

What I claim is:

1. A mop head comprising a substantially triangular shaped body portion,a vertically disposed flange arranged on said body portion at the baseof the triangle, pivoted sections arranged on each side of the bodyportion and pivoted near the apex of the triangle formed by said bodyportion, a vertically disposed flange carried by each of said sections,said flanges and said first mentioned flange being adapted to hereceived within a mop, said pivoted sections being adapted to swingoutwardly at the base of the triangle, and means for maintaining saidsections in such position.

2; A mop head comprising a substantially triangular shaped bodyportion,avertically disposed flange arranged on said body portion at thebase of the triangle, pivoted sections arranged on each side of the bodyportion and pivoted near the apex of the triangle formed by said bodyportion, a vertically disposed flange carried by each of said sections,said flanges and said first mentioned flange being adapted to bereceived within a mop, said flanges being slightly curved to assist inholding the mop thereon, said pivoted sections being adapted to swingoutwardly at the base of the triangle, said pivoted sections beingprovided with curved,

substantially vertical flanges on their inner edges, and a cam mountedon the body portion and adapted to engage said flanges to maintain saidsections in expanded position. 15 In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

lVILLIAM SEVERNS.

Witnesses O. W. SEvERNs, E. C. JOHNSON.

